2 men denied entrance into Creation Museum

[azmouse]

Quote:Feb. 21, 2011
Associated Press
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PETERSBURG, Ky. - A progressive blogger and another man who tried to go to a special event at Kentucky's Creation Museum said they were denied admission because they told security that they were a same-sex couple.

The men bought tickets online for a Date Night event on Feb. 11 at the privately funded Petersburg museum, which shows visitors a literal interpretation of the Bible depicting how the world was created.

Museum officials and the men who were denied admission agree that the pair weren't let in and were not reimbursed the $71.90 cost of the tickets. They differ on whether it was clear beforehand that men without female companions would be turned away.

One of the men who was denied admission, Joe Sonka, is the writer of a blog called Barefoot and Progressive. He has previously criticized the museum and its founder.



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The bigotry is on display for all to see at this so-called museum.
Makes me ill.

[Cha]

Creation museum? Do I even want to know?

[azmouse]

(02-21-2011 02:52 PM)Cha Wrote:  Creation museum? Do I even want to know?

Read all about it at the risk of vomiting: http://creationmuseum.org/

[Cha]

(02-21-2011 02:55 PM)azmouse Wrote:  

(02-21-2011 02:52 PM)Cha Wrote:  Creation museum? Do I even want to know?

Read all about it at the risk of vomiting: http://creationmuseum.org/

My point exactly!

[Julie]

Is anyone actually surprised at this?

[Capn Sunshine]

(02-21-2011 06:10 PM)Julie Wrote:  Is anyone actually surprised at this?

I'd like to get really high and go to this museum. Any group that thinks "The Flintstones" is a documentary is only good for one thing: to be mocked ceaselessly.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

I really really want to go to this museum but I hate thee thought of giving them money...

[Hekate]

On the face of it, that was kind of dumb. Unles, the point was to show that the hosts of the event were anti-gay because of their literal reading of the Bible -- but c'mon, we already knew that.

I don't get it. They don't seem to have really wanted to actually get in, otherwise they wouldn't have said they were a couple. It would have made more sense to be turned away for being bloggers -- but even that, for crying out loud, it's a private event at a private museum.

If they really wanted to know what was transpiring, they could have infiltrated quite easily it seems to me.

I'll take off my grumpy hat now.